
Gordon Olson
CEO at Torii Industries Inc.
Gordon Olson grew up in Idaho, raised in his father’s auto mechanic business and his mother’s upholstery business. He says sarcastically, “Child labor is real, growing up with parents owning small businesses.” Learning to work hard and pursue dreams has been fostered in him since childhood.
During his teens, he moved to Montana, where he calls home now. Throughout Gordon’s life, he has created and advised where technology and culture are going—being a futurist with a deep understanding of how people think and how technology is shaping the world. He believes through technology; we can bring a new way of looking, interacting, and living in the world with a possibility of abundance.
- Appliance
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Fairfield, MT
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LET'S TALK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY
- Plumbing
- Home construction
- Torii Industries
- Technology
- Energy production
- Government
- Religion/spirituality
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Mr. Olson has experienced multiple broken water heaters. He was coming home after a long day to find out no hot water. Olson is an avid hot water showerer, clearing the day's energy and taking a moment of silence to meditate. While taking a shower, cut short from living with multiple people, he decided to make a new water heater. Since this time, Mr. Olson has had a relentless passion for the water heater industry. He started Torii Industries with his Co-founder to reimagine water. His team is creating a highly efficient, low-upfront cost, and environmentally sustainable tankless water heater.

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Gordon Olson
CEO at Torii Industries Inc.
- Appliance
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Fairfield, MT
Gordon Olson grew up in Idaho, raised in his father’s auto mechanic business and his mother’s upholstery business. He says sarcastically, “Child labor is real, growing up with parents owning small businesses.” Learning to work hard and pursue dreams has been fostered in him since childhood.
During his teens, Olson moved to Montana, where he calls home now. Throughout Gordon’s life, he has created and advised where technology and culture are going—being a futurist with a deep understanding of how people think and how technology is shaping the world. He believes that through technology, we can bring a new way of looking, interacting, and living in the world with a possibility of abundance.
Mr. Olson has experienced multiple broken water heaters. He was coming home after a long day to find out there was no hot water. Like most of us, Olson is an avid hot water showerer clearing the day’s energy and taking a moment of silence to meditate. While taking a shower, which was cut short from living with multiple people, he decided to make a new water heater. Since this time, Mr. Olson has had a relentless passion for the water heater industry. He started Torii Industries with his Co-founder to reimagine water. His team is creating a highly efficient, low-upfront cost, and environmentally sustainable tankless water heater.
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY
- Plumbing
- Home construction
- Torii Industries
- Technology
- Energy production
- Government
- Religion/spirituality
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Mr. Olson has experienced multiple broken water heaters. He was coming home after a long day to find out no hot water. Olson is an avid hot water showerer, clearing the day's energy and taking a moment of silence to meditate. While taking a shower, cut short from living with multiple people, he decided to make a new water heater. Since this time, Mr. Olson has had a relentless passion for the water heater industry. He started Torii Industries with his Co-founder to reimagine water. His team is creating a highly efficient, low-upfront cost, and environmentally sustainable tankless water heater.
BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
Gordon Olson
CEO at Torii Industries Inc.
- 📍Fairfield, MT
- Appliance
- Entrepreneur
Gordon Olson grew up in Idaho, raised in his father’s auto mechanic business and his mother’s upholstery business. He says sarcastically, “Child labor is real, growing up with parents owning small businesses.” Learning to work hard and pursue dreams has been fostered in him since childhood.
During his teens, Olson moved to Montana, where he calls home now. Throughout Gordon’s life, he has created and advised where technology and culture are going—being a futurist with a deep understanding of how people think and how technology is shaping the world. He believes that through technology, we can bring a new way of looking, interacting, and living in the world with a possibility of abundance.
Mr. Olson has experienced multiple broken water heaters. He was coming home after a long day to find out there was no hot water. Like most of us, Olson is an avid hot water showerer clearing the day’s energy and taking a moment of silence to meditate. While taking a shower, which was cut short from living with multiple people, he decided to make a new water heater. Since this time, Mr. Olson has had a relentless passion for the water heater industry. He started Torii Industries with his Co-founder to reimagine water. His team is creating a highly efficient, low-upfront cost, and environmentally sustainable tankless water heater.
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY
- Plumbing
- Home construction
- Torii Industries
- Technology
- Energy production
- Government
- Religion/spirituality
--
Mr. Olson has experienced multiple broken water heaters. He was coming home after a long day to find out no hot water. Olson is an avid hot water showerer, clearing the day's energy and taking a moment of silence to meditate. While taking a shower, cut short from living with multiple people, he decided to make a new water heater. Since this time, Mr. Olson has had a relentless passion for the water heater industry. He started Torii Industries with his Co-founder to reimagine water. His team is creating a highly efficient, low-upfront cost, and environmentally sustainable tankless water heater.
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Timeline
Nov 2020 - Present
Torii Industries Inc.
CEO
Jun 2019 - June 2021
Oh Massage
Owner & Operator
Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
Wheat Montana Farms & Bakery
Plant Supervisor
Nov 2015 - Jul 2016
Olson Ventures Distributing
Owner / Manager
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